(SS) Sidhu v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KULWANT SINGH SIDHU, Case No. 1:23-cv-01358-SKO Plaintiff,

v. ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL

SECURITY COMPLAINT

MARTIN O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,1 14 Defendant. (Doc. 1) 15 _____________________________________/

17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kulwant Singh Sidhu (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND On May 31, 2019, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB payments, alleging he became 26 1 On December 20, 2023, Martin O’Malley was named Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See 27 …